Messier 81 and 82 -- Bode and Cigar

[brisk isle]

I'm excited to share with you today my rendition of this target. I always wanted to shoot them properly, every since I started this hobby back in 2021! Of course my first attempt was a proper pile of shit :). I knew this though, I didn't have the skies, I don't live in a dark site. And even under dark skies, resolving the IFN with good details is still challenging! Luckily I found the time to travel to a dark location this year around easter, and weather played nice too. I knew this was my best chance in years to complete this target from my bucketlist, and thus...after many imagin nights, this image was born.

Aquisition
Dark Site - Bortle 3:
L: 391x180s (19.55hrs)
R: 69x180s (3.45hrs)
G: 66x180s (3.30hrs)
B: 70x180s (3.50hrs)

Home - Bortle 6:
Ha: 602x300s (50.17hrs)
32x600s (5.33hrs)

Total: 85.30hrs

Gear
ONTC 6" F4 Newtonian
ZWO ASI 1600mm pro
CEM 26
HALRGB Antlia

[bleak token]

Been a hot minute since you posted and holy you delivered a banger of a image

[brisk isle]

Yeah i was cooking smth special 😄
glad the wait was worth it

[fossil breach]

SOMEONE FINALLY GIVING LOVE TO NGC 3077! Those Ha bits are actually super interesting to the relationship of that group.

[brisk isle]

yes, that galaxy is awesome

[brazen yarrow]

OMG WHAT AN AMAZING IMAGE, I CANT BELIEVE MY EYES RN, WHEN NEXT IMAGE DROPPING

[brisk isle]

Hahahaha u redeemed urself

[polar cypress]

Lovely

[sinful wren]

beatiful

[brisk isle]

thx guys 😄

[sinful wren]

Lets get a starless 👀

[brisk isle]

i wanted to do one with the gaia catalogue trick to keep galaxies. Idk when i find time, ill let u know when its done

[sinful wren]

okie dokie - bit like i said its bloody brilliant. im expecting a TP minimum

[brisk isle]

yeah hopefully, i pulled a lot of work, my last mega project only got tpn, astrobin is weird sometimes

and then I get tp on a random 1hr milkway core shot on 35mm lmfao\

[clear island]

Nice one

[brisk isle]

[maiden oracle]

what a lovely shot and process

[fleet monolith]

So so cool, could not think of a more perfect way to process this!!

[brisk isle]

wow wow wow thanks. 😄

fyi, this… was my previous attempt from 2021

[sinful wren]

this should win APOD

[brisk isle]

true. This is what apod is all about

some shitty image

[errant rapids]

Omg

[brisk isle]

[sinful wren]

well this is awkward

[brisk isle]

[brisk isle]

Honestly idk how u guys managed that cause ur image isnt cooked enough for apod

[polar cypress]

Dope

Didn't realize what CAT stood for 💀

Thought it was more original than that ngl

But a lot of the good names are taken to be fair I guess

[sinful wren]

hey it is original 👀

[polar cypress]

I mean like less basic

[brisk isle]

Its kinda basic xd

[sinful wren]

smh

[tacit venture]

Holy cow